Minox DMP4 Operating instructions

Instruction Manual

DMP3 + DMP4

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Preface

Congratulations on the purchase of your MINOX DMP

With the DMP you have chosen a product that features highest precision and maximum quality.

This User Manual explains how to use the different functions and will help you get the very best

results from your product.

To fully appreciate and optimize the features of the DMP we recommend that you carefully read

the entire manual before use it. After reading, keep this manual handy for future reference.

We hope you will have a lot of fun with your MINOX DMP!

Copyright

The use of copyrighted publications such as books, magazines, and music is limited to personal,

family, or similar purposes only. Duplication or modiﬁcation of these publications is prohibited

without speciﬁc written authorization.

Usage

MINOX GmbH, Wetzlar shall not be liable for any problems / damages which occur in connection

with the use of this product / the recordings or playback.

Privacy

Do not use this product to shoot images that will infringe upon other people privacy or in places

that prohibit the use of photographic equipment and materials.

Protection and safety

Handle this product with care at all times. Severe impact or dropping of the product may cause

damage.

In case of damage, only allow qualiﬁed personnel to repair this product. Never attempt to open

or disassemble the product, otherwise you will void your warranty.

• Unauthorized reproduction or transfer of this user manual as a whole or in part is strictly

prohibited.

• We reserve the right to make changes to the content of this manual at anytime without

notice.

• We recommend that you store important data separately. Memory data may be lost or

changed under certain circumstances.

MINOX GmbH shall not be liable for data loss from the memory of the product, which is caused

due to improper use, repairs, defects, rechargeable battery change, or any other reason.

MINOX GmbH shall not be liable for possible economic loss or claims for compensation due to

piracy of videos or pictures, loss or change in stored data, or direct or indirect causes resulting

from third-party use of this product.

• All trade names and registered trademarks are the properties of the respective companies.

MINOX GmbH shall not be liable for the content or information downloaded / transferred from

networks or computers.

We have endevoured to make the content of this manual as complete and comprehensive

as possible, should, however any information be erroneous or missing, please contact us

immediately.

Table of Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Product Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Media Browser

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Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AV-IN

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Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

USB mass storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Charging the rechargeable battery

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Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Troubleshooting

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Rechargeable battery information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Notes on warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Product Introduction

Power button

Hold switch

Mode button

Menu button

Vol +

Vol –

OK button

Up button

Down button

Left button

Right button

Description

Rechargeable battery Installation / Removal

Using both hands hold the DMP with the back facing up. Now remove the battery slot cover by

sliding it down with both thumbs. Insert the rechargeable battery with the metal contact end

facing left. Slide the rechargeable battery into the bay at a 45 degree slant angle, then push the

entire rechargeable battery into the bay. When the rechargeable battery is in the proper position,

replace the cover.

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Recharging the Rechargeable battery

Charge the rechargeable battery for at least 4 hours prior to initial use.

The rechargeable battery is charged automatically when you connect the product to your

computer. Be sure to turn off the power of the DMP before charging.

Plug the USB end of the connection cable into the USB socket of your computer and plug the

mini USB end of the cable into the USB port of the DMP. The red lamp next to the USB port of

your DMP will light up while the rechargeable battery is being charged.

Battery power

The properties of lithium ion batteries vary slightly during the service life. To optimize battery

power this product uses state-of-the-art technology for intelligent battery management and

maximum duration of the power supply.

Note: Insert the battery as described and charge it using the power pack or with the USB cable

until fully charged. Your computer must be switched on to charge the battery via the USB cable.

Installing/Removing the Memory Card

The memory card slot is located on the left side of the product. Push the memory card into the

slot slowly as shown by the marking on the product until it engages.

To remove the memory card, just press the memory card into the slot until it disengages and

ejects automatically.

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Power Button

Power On: Hold the power button in depressed position until the screen starts up and displays

the Main Menu.

Power Off: Hold the power button in depressed position for at least 2 seconds – the DMP then

switches off.

Caution! during the switch-off procedure the product will stop all actions and

complete the data save before switching off completely.

Hold switch

The slide switch locks all controls of the DMP to avoid unintentional button operation

Slide the switch to the left (position “HOLD”) to activate key lock.

Slide the switch to the right to disable key lock.

Mode button

When you press the Mode button, the screen will display 8 options:

- Media Browser

- Music

- Photo

- Movie

- Recorder

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- A/V In

- Memory

- Setup

Press the Mode button to return from the respective mode to this display

Menu button

Press to show the available menu items or options

Vol+

Press and hold to increase the volume.

Vol-

Press and hold to reduce the volume.

OK button

Press to select or activate the highlighted menu item.

In Photo mode press the OK button to display a selected photo in the display.

In Music and Movie modes press the OK button to start playing and press the button again to

stop.

In A/V or Recorder mode press the OK button to start recording and press the button again to

stop.

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Up button

Press the Up button to move the selection upward.

Down button

Press the Down button to move the selection downward.

Left button

Press the Left button to rewind when playing movies.

In the mode for Music, Movie and Photo, press this button to select the previous item again.

Right button

Press the Right button to forward wind when playing movies.

In the mode for Music, Movie and Photo, press this button to select the previous item again.

Media Browser

Finds the media ﬁles with extensions, AVI, MP3, WAV, WMV and

JPG.

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Selecting ﬁles in Media Browser

Press Up or Down button to change between different ﬁles/folders.

Press the OK button to select the highlighted ﬁle/folder. If the ﬁle is

a photo image, this will be displayed

Switching back to Media Browser

Press the Left or Right button to switch back to the Media Browser.

If you are playing a movie or music ﬁle, stop the playback before

switching back to the ﬁle browser

Playing a movie or music ﬁle

Press the OK button once to start the playback and press it again to pause.

Volume Up/Down

Press the Vol+ button to increase the volume

Press the Vol- button to decrease the volume

Forward wind when playing a movie

Press the Right button once to activate Forward Wind function and press it again to start Fast

Forward.

Press the Right button again to return to normal mode

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Rewind when playing a movie

Press the Left button once to activate the Rewind function and press it again to start the Fast

Rewind.

Press the Left button again to return to normal mode

Preparation before playing the movie in the media player

To ensure the MP4 ﬁle can be played properly, use the program MEDIA CONVERTER on the Driver

CD to convert the source ﬁle before you play it in the media player

Menu Settings

Press the Menu button to open the Menu. The Browser Menu has 3

available options for ﬁles

Copy to Internal (this option is only available when a SD card is used)

Delete One

Exit

Press Up or down button to switch between different options. Press

the OK button to select the highlighted option.

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Copy to Internal

Press Up or down Button to switch between the three folders of the

internal ﬂash memory:

- Backup_1

- Backup_2

- Backup_3

Press the OK button to select the highlighted folder.

1. Do not remove the ﬂash memory card during the copying process as otherwise it will cause the

process to fail.

2. The system will ﬁrst determine the ﬁle size to be copied. If there is not enough memory space

the system will automatically terminate the copying process and show an error message

3. The ﬁle copy process can take several seconds, depending on the ﬁle size to be copied.

Delete One

Press Up or Down button to switch between Yes and No. Press the

OK button to select the highlighted option

Exit

Select this option to return to the previous screen

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Selecting music ﬁles in File Browser

Press Up or Down button to switch between different ﬁles. Press

the OK button to select and play the highlighted ﬁle

Play/Stop Music

Press the OK button once to play and press the button again to

stop.

If no button is pressed for 10 sec. during play the LCD display

switches off. Press the Menu button to switch the display back

on.

Changing music track during playback

Press Left or Right button to switch to Previous or Next track

Music

Only ﬁles with extension : MP3 & WAV can be browsed.

Music Format Support

Both ﬁles in MP3 format or WAV ﬁles recorded by the player are

supported

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Volume Up/Down

Press the Vol+ button to increase the volume

Press the Vol- button to decrease the volume

Menu Settings

Press the Menu button to open the Menu. There are 4 options in

the Music Menu

Select Directory

Play Mode

Delete One

Exit

Press Up or Down button to switch between different options. Press

the OK button to select the highlighted option

Select Directory

Press Up or down Button to switch between different directories.

Press the OK button to enter the selected directory.

To view the ﬁle list in the current directory, select the item [Files]

and press the OK button

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Play Mode

There are 3 options in the Play Mode Menu

- Single

- All

- Cycle

Press Up or Down button to switch between different options. Press

the OK button to select the highlighted option:

Single: The current selection will play once only

All: All music ﬁles in the current directory will play once

Cycle: All music ﬁles in the current directory will play in loop function until the rechargeable

battery is on low.

Delete One

Press Up or Down button to switch between Yes and No. Press the

OK button to select the highlighted option

Exit

Select this option to return to the previous screen

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Photo

Only ﬁles with the extension JPG can be displayed.

Photo Format Support

Only ﬁles in JPEG compressed data, baseline YUV 4:2:2 format get

support

Selecting ﬁles in File Browser

Press Up or Down button to switch between different ﬁles. Press

the OK button to select the highlighted ﬁle and show the selected

photo.

To change directory refer to “Menu Settings” in the User Manual

Switching JPEG image while photo is displayed

Press Left or Right button to switch between Previous and Next

Photo

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Menu Settings

Press the Menu button to open the Menu. There are 4 options in

the Photo Menu

Select Directory

Slide Show

Delete One

Exit

Press Up or Down button to switch between different options. Press the OK button to select the

highlighted option

Select Directory

Press Up or down Button to switch between different directories.

Press the OK button to open the selected directory.

To view the ﬁle list in the current directory, select item “Files” and

press the OK button

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Slide Show

There are 3 options in the Slide Show Menu

- Single

- All

- Cycle

Press Up or down Button to switch between different options. Press

the OK button to select the highlighted option:

Single: The selected photo is displayed

All: All Photo ﬁles in the current directory are shown one after the other

Cycle : All photo ﬁles in the current directory are shown one after the other and loop continuously

until the rechargeable battery is on low.

Delete One

Press Up or down Button to switch between Yes and No. Press the

OK button to select the highlighted option

Exit

Return to the previous screen

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Movie

Files with extension (AVI) can be displayed.

Movie Format Support

Files in AVI with Zoran MPEG 4 format supported

Preparation before playing movie in the media player

To ensure the MP4 ﬁle can be played properly use the Media

Converter on the Driver CD to convert the source ﬁle before playing

it in the media player

Selecting movie ﬁles in File Browser

Press Up or Down button to switch between different ﬁles. Press

the OK button to select the highlighted ﬁle and the selected

movie will be shown

To change directory, refer to Menu Settings in the User Manual

Changing the movie during movie playback

With the movie stopped, press Left or Right button to switch to

Previous or Next movie

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Playing the movie

Press the OK button once to play and press it again to pause.

Volume Up/Down

Press the Vol+ button to increase the volume

Press the Vol- button to decrease the volume

Forward Wind when playing movie

Press the Right button once to activate Forward Wind function and press it again to start Fast

Forward. Press the Right button again to return to normal Play mode

Rewind when playing movie

Press the Left button once to start the Rewind function. Press it again to start Fast Rewind. Press

Left button again to return to normal Play mode

Menu Settings

Press the Menu button to open the Menu. There are 3 options in

the Movie Menu

Select Directory

Delete One

Exit

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